Here’s my latest concern: When the coronavirus pandemic is over and schools reopen, will my kids bounce right back into the fray or will they be unable to cope with what I suspect will be the “new normal?” One week…
Category: Birds & Bees
Ignorance Is Bliss
Sometimes when I really think about myself as a mom (and how I know nothing), my mind wanders back to when my daughter was a week old. She was a preemie and had just spent a week in the NICU,…
Grateful In April
As we begin a new month of quarantine, I was thinking about what I’m particularly grateful for today. And the word that keeps popping into my head is sickness, or the lack thereof. I’ve talked a lot about sickness when…
To Fail Doesn’t Make Me A Failure
In case you’re wondering, yesterday’s scavenger hunt was a bust. I’m laughing even as I write this because it’s par for the course around here. It’s not the first time I’ve tried to engage my children with a fun activity…
To Be A Rainbow
Today I felt like crying. I suppose it was only a matter of time before that feeling set in. What triggered it, you ask? I had just texted my parents, brother, and sister about setting up a teleconference call for…
“You Know You’re A Parent When” (Sabrina Style)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! ☘️ In keeping with my “positively happy” theme, I thought it would be fun to write a “you know you’re a parent when” blog based on some of my experiences. A little levity in this…
My Sweet, Sweet Care-A-Lot
Since Lent began more than two weeks ago, I’ve been sitting at this computer fine-tuning a blog post about positivity and silver linings. You know, as part of my Lenten sacrifice. But who the hell am I kidding? It felt…
Do-Do It Again, Daddy
I recently discovered—over breakfast no less—that my husband has been teaching our kids the “diarrhea” song. You know the one: When you’re sliding into first With your pants about to burst Diarrhea, diarrhea When you’re riding in your Chevy And…
How The Essence Of A Book Sparked A Bond With My Daughter
I love the smell of books. It’s a bit of an obsession, really, and one I’ve had for as far back as I can remember. It doesn’t end at books, either. Magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, day planners, catalogs, you name it.…
The Hard—And Scary—Side Of Parenting
Sometimes as a parent, we’re faced with unbelievably difficult (and often unthinkable) situations that both test and age us. My husband and I had one of those moments last night. But let me start from the very beginning. In early…